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Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. The cairnfield comprises multiple burial mounds characteristic of prehistoric funerary practice on moorland landscapes, dating to the Bronze Age period when such communal burial sites were established across Dartmoor and surrounding upland areas. The individual cairns within the field typically consist of stone mounds constructed over cremated or inhumed remains, reflecting the ritual burial practices of Bronze Age communities. The preservation of this cairnfield as an archaeological monument provides important evidence for understanding settlement patterns, funerary customs, and land use during the Bronze Age in south-west England.
Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013420. View the official record →
Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013420.
Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1013420.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone hut circle settlement and enclosures 970m east of Ger Tor (8.2 km), Enclosure 1250m NNW of Standon Down (8.7 km), Two stone hut circles 1000m north of Standon Down (8.8 km).
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Cairn forming part of a cairnfield on Longstone Hill stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.